Improvement in rein-holders



lifiniTED STATES PATENT i OFFICE..

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IMPROVEMENT IN REIN-HOLDERS.4

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. l19,806, datedSeptember 5, 1865.

ing Reins or Harness-Lines; and I do ticolare that the following is afull, clear,

t description thereof, which Wilkenshilled in the art to make and usereference being had to thel accom- Q," drawings, forming part of thisspeciin which- V lifnire is a vertical section of my inven tici' en onthe line x n, Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is n f of my invention with a part broken 3is a top view of the same. letters or' referencelindicate like parte.

Much annoyance and embarrassment is caused on leavingl a horse andcarriage standing for atime by the necessity ot' contriving lsonic wayof securing the reins in :i manner that will preventthem geltingunderthe horses feet. The object, therefore, of my invention is to providedsimple device to be attached to the flush-board ol' a carriage, whichwill clamp reins and hold them lirinly until aga-in rer; dfi'or drivingthe horse; and it consists the construction of a wooden or metallicchimp which is to be secured to the dash-board oi a carriage, and whichhas two jaws so ar ra. as to be pressed together by suitable springs,into which the reins are to be drawn, and where they will be iirinlyheld until removed therefrom.

To enable others to uuderstnnd my invention., I will proceed todescribeit.

A. ,represents the body of the device, having two proiccting pieces, cta., suliicientlyfar apart to aioiv ol their being placed over thednsliboard. or" the carriage, to which they are secured by athumb-screw, b, passing through.

them and the dash-board, or by any other suitable device which willenable the rein-holders being removed when it is desired to do so. Thefront of the body projects somewhat over .the dash-board in front, andhas two holes or slots, c c, through it suiiciently large to allowinvented a new and Improved Device,

Vthe reins being inserted through them. They are some distance apart,one on each side or end ofthe device, as shown in I iig. 3, and, thusthey (the reins) are prevented from being twisted or tangled together,which often hap# pens when carelessly holding the reins 4while driving;and when it is necessary to suddenly draw upon one rein to guide thehorse in a par'- ticulardirection the reins are net in e condition todetermine which one to pull upon without first untangling them.

l) D are two jaws arranged upon the bodyl .d :ind pii'ct'ed thereto atthe lower inner corners., 'as shown in Fig. 2 at g/ y. Guides d d serveto contlne them in position. A spiral or other snit-able spring, e, isplaced underneath the end of each jaw in such manner that said springswill press together at their upper ends, and thus compel them to holdthe reins firmly when they Iare pushed down between them. The reins thusheld will not be liable to fall down underneath the horses feet,nn'dlhey will be ont ot' the reach oi' the horses tail, so that theywill not be drawn outot' place. They can be quickly inserted in the jawsand as quickly withdrawn when needed for use.

The device is simple, and its application on the dash-board ol'. acarriage does not in the least detract from its comely` appearance Itis, withal, avery handy and a. much-needed ap, pend-.ige to a carriage.

. What Iclaini as my invcntiomand desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A; device for holding the harness-reins consisting ot' the jaws l)I), substantially as hereinr specied. Y

2. The combination oi the jaws D D, body A, projectingjaws a a, springc, substantially as shown and described.

3. Making holes or slots c c in the body A., through which to pass thereins to prevent their becoming tangled and twisted, substantially asdescribed.

T. L. TRIPP.

Witnesses:

J. jG. BUTTON,

RFELT.

